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i think bill clinton obviously was more of a centrist president , not all the democrats liked him. he was there a standard bearer before barack obama. and so i do think it's tough for centrist democrats, but it's more a question, i think, that they tell them to go sit in the corner. they tell them to get out of the party. that is my read on it. the moderate to conservative democrats, morgan hall was challenged by unions last summer and then lost their primary, democratic senator from arkansas. but for the most but i do think the republicans scutes of much more litmus test. >> host: what do you think that is? is a psychological in some way? ideological? about discipline, their attitude toward having political power, what is it the think? >> guest: i think that's a good question. i think it has been a strategy that they felt his work for them in coalescing antigens in their base. increasingly i think there republican party has become, and i quote tom davis, the former moderate republican congressman from northern virginia in say much the same thing. the republican party has become a
i think bill clinton obviously was more of a centrist president , not all the democrats liked him. he was there a standard bearer before barack obama. and so i do think it's tough for centrist democrats, but it's more a question, i think, that they tell them to go sit in the corner. they tell them to get out of the party. that is my read on it. the moderate to conservative democrats, morgan hall was challenged by unions last summer and then lost their primary, democratic senator from arkansas....
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the gse on the primary mortgage market and the percentage of risk it went from 20 to 52% under the clinton and the change in the rule fas rule 157. i wondered how a change in the rule could be done and nobody saw that it was going to deval all the port follow owe -- the market. >> yeah. and how somebody could not see that. and second part as a female, of course, a lot has been written there would have beenless chris sis if there were more women in the financial market. >> let me answer the last one first. i mean, given what i saw until the conclusion i reached in the book, diversity helps because you have people from a multiplicity of perspectives, and you -- huh? [inaudible] i would not want to betray any prejudice by saying what women do. i think a diversity on the board elsewhere is really helpful in a lot of cases. but you can always point to counter examples. there's a woman on the risk committee of jpmorgan chase when they just took the hit $5.8 million. mark to market is really -- what we saw was that certain tools in the hands of the right managers are really good. that would apply
the gse on the primary mortgage market and the percentage of risk it went from 20 to 52% under the clinton and the change in the rule fas rule 157. i wondered how a change in the rule could be done and nobody saw that it was going to deval all the port follow owe -- the market. >> yeah. and how somebody could not see that. and second part as a female, of course, a lot has been written there would have beenless chris sis if there were more women in the financial market. >> let me...
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bill clinton spoke right after. we were on stage. and former president clinton came out and laid out how you do. and it was pretty fascinating as he always is. but with some laser specificity on how you would focus on these issues. the problem is that when you talk about it to a certain degree you're talking to the political environment, i mention again i don't know if i said earlier in the day, we had a dinner last night and so did steve, you better organize a very erudite, very smart, diverse economically fascinating discussion. boy, look at the gap between a discussion and was going on industry and how politics is really happening but i understand. one of the reasons we're having this conference is to try to raise the level of input into the conversation and debate. but there is a sense that those smart and strategic investments somehow undermine real people out there trying to work real jobs. and i know it's long but i do, i have family in oklahoma and texas and kansas, not to knock oklahoma, texas and kansas but there's a lot of
bill clinton spoke right after. we were on stage. and former president clinton came out and laid out how you do. and it was pretty fascinating as he always is. but with some laser specificity on how you would focus on these issues. the problem is that when you talk about it to a certain degree you're talking to the political environment, i mention again i don't know if i said earlier in the day, we had a dinner last night and so did steve, you better organize a very erudite, very smart, diverse...
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clinton's last budget was $1,636,000,000,000. we were at 3,850,000,000,000 this last year. matter of fact, our deficit last year was bigger than the government was in total 15 years ago. consider lincoln's morning before becoming president that kind of sounds -- warning before becoming president. lincoln said this, at what point shall we expect the approach of danger? by what means shall we fortify against it works shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us at a blow? never. all the armies of europe, asia and africa combined with all the treasure of the earth, our own excepted, and their military chest with a bonaparte for a commander could not by force take a drink from the ohio are make a crack on the blue ridge mountains. in the thousand years this could not occur. at what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? i answered it come if it is ever to reach us it must spring up amongst us. it cannot come from abroad. if destruction be our lot we must ourselves be its author and finisher. as a nation of freemen we must live t
clinton's last budget was $1,636,000,000,000. we were at 3,850,000,000,000 this last year. matter of fact, our deficit last year was bigger than the government was in total 15 years ago. consider lincoln's morning before becoming president that kind of sounds -- warning before becoming president. lincoln said this, at what point shall we expect the approach of danger? by what means shall we fortify against it works shall we expect some transatlantic military giant to step the ocean and crush us...
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but over 250, you go to the clinton rates. pay a little bit more so we can attack this deficit, so we can make the investments we need to make in this great country of ours and i'll tell you if the republicans can do this, we are going to see smiles on the faces of the people. i was very happy to see tom cole over in the house who was the head of the -- i think it's -- not the d -- the r triple c, the republican campaign committee over there. he said it's time to come to agreement on that proposal. so i ask the republicans, we're giving you 98%, take it. then lets sit down and debate the rest of it. the there's a lot of other things we have to do, the a.m.t., the doc fix, we have to do loot of other things and -- a lot of other things and i'm willing to compromise on those things but let's get those tax cuts in place right now before this holiday season so that the middle class knows they're not going to face a tax increase. and i could just say honestly that the american people would think that we were really doing the right
but over 250, you go to the clinton rates. pay a little bit more so we can attack this deficit, so we can make the investments we need to make in this great country of ours and i'll tell you if the republicans can do this, we are going to see smiles on the faces of the people. i was very happy to see tom cole over in the house who was the head of the -- i think it's -- not the d -- the r triple c, the republican campaign committee over there. he said it's time to come to agreement on that...
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bill clinton was more of a centrist president. but he was the last standard bearer before barack obama. i do think is tough for the centrist democrats but tougher to tell them to sit in the corner. that is my read. the moderate to conservative democrat from arkansas was challenged by unions have lost her primary. but for the most part, i do think republicans have much more of a litmus test. >> host: why is that? ideological? psychological? disciplined, attitude toward political power? >> that is a good question. it has been a strategy they feel works for them to coalesce and energize their base. republican party has to come, quoting tom davis to say the same thing in has become a party of older white males southern voters. they are not a party especially with birth control the genetic feel to minorities. the hispanic vote is rapidly growing and a very important swing votes. with their behavior they could kiss that vote to goodbye even if they pick somebody like marco rubio to be the vice presidential candidate. >> host: even if th
bill clinton was more of a centrist president. but he was the last standard bearer before barack obama. i do think is tough for the centrist democrats but tougher to tell them to sit in the corner. that is my read. the moderate to conservative democrat from arkansas was challenged by unions have lost her primary. but for the most part, i do think republicans have much more of a litmus test. >> host: why is that? ideological? psychological? disciplined, attitude toward political power?...
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this comes from jeff linkas, the clinton county engineer, an example of how the federal government sometimes escalates the costs of projects. there is a stream called todd's fork crossed by prairie road and starbuck road. the same firm designed both bridges, the bridges are the same length, but there's one major difference: the bridge for prairie road was built using federal money while the bridge for starbuck road was using ohio funds. according to jeff linkas the federally funded bridge cost about 20% more than the state-funded bridge. i hear this all over the state as i'm sure my colleagues do as well. it took more time, so it was more expensive and took more time, was more costly in he both respects. the federal project cost more in a lot of areas including the federal bureaucracy, more environmental studies, more right-of-way expenses, more design and review costs. the stakes have never been higher. the federal government cannot continue wasting our states' gas taxes. since the last authorization bill in 2005, the outlays have exceeded the revenues from the gas tax every single year. we
this comes from jeff linkas, the clinton county engineer, an example of how the federal government sometimes escalates the costs of projects. there is a stream called todd's fork crossed by prairie road and starbuck road. the same firm designed both bridges, the bridges are the same length, but there's one major difference: the bridge for prairie road was built using federal money while the bridge for starbuck road was using ohio funds. according to jeff linkas the federally funded bridge cost...
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embassy, it was awkward for secretary clinton at the time, but it ultimately led her to say that human rights is at the heart of the diplomacy with china i want to hear how each of you views the question of labor rights, human rights, environmental justice, in terms of the long term relationship between democracies in china. >> a lot of questions. give them to the panel and work from this gentleman to the other half. quickly. >> my question is really for mr. miller. he -- america's strategy comes down to borrowing from china to save the world from china. this is not a sustainable strategy. america needs its economic house in order. there's issues that are relevant here. the widest measure of trade, runs about 4% or 5% of the gdp now, and manufacturing's 11% of gdp. services hardly produce any exports so how do you square the circle? >> great, thank you. >> a lot of questions on the table from energy and ambiguity, and indian ocean basis, china, human rights, and the question on borrowing from china. i'm going to start with you, paul. >> okay. >> it's a real strategic dilemma for nation
embassy, it was awkward for secretary clinton at the time, but it ultimately led her to say that human rights is at the heart of the diplomacy with china i want to hear how each of you views the question of labor rights, human rights, environmental justice, in terms of the long term relationship between democracies in china. >> a lot of questions. give them to the panel and work from this gentleman to the other half. quickly. >> my question is really for mr. miller. he -- america's...
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today secretary clinton is in the middle of a tour of african countries. she is engaging with countries for strong emerging middle classes, offer us great opportunity, future economic partnership, and very real political partnership, from tanzania to ethiopia, some of the fastest-greg economies in the world are in sub-saharan africa. the seven countries that are the fastest-growing economies in sub-saharan africa are home to 350 million potential consumers of our products. and in my view that's why i'm urging my colleagues to vote against the coburn amendment and to allow us to pass this critically important bill today. failing to do so, in my view, is bad both for africa and for america. we authorizing this provision supports the poorest african workers, the vast majority of them women, and senatorrize isakson, who is my capable and talented rank on the african affairs subcommittee, joined with congressman smith and congresswoman bass who are our counterparts in the house in hosting a meeting three months and six months ago with ambassadors who pleaded wi
today secretary clinton is in the middle of a tour of african countries. she is engaging with countries for strong emerging middle classes, offer us great opportunity, future economic partnership, and very real political partnership, from tanzania to ethiopia, some of the fastest-greg economies in the world are in sub-saharan africa. the seven countries that are the fastest-growing economies in sub-saharan africa are home to 350 million potential consumers of our products. and in my view that's...
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he was in the clinton white house in those four years when we ran a surplus, which seems like a long time ago, and it was a long time ago. and now, of course, he went down to be director of the cia and now secretary of defense where he's busy defending the defense department against people who want to do what he would have wanted to have done when he was at the house budget committee. [laughter] but he does have a lot of perspective, and i talked to him for the book in his office at the pentagon which is pretty cool. it has a little shrine there to the capture of osama bin laden. and he told me in the 12 years he was out of office when he was teaching at an institute he set up in monterey, california, he said i used to tell the students that we are either governed by leadership or by crisis. and i always thought that if leadership wasn't there, then ultimately you rely on crisis to drive decisions. in the last few years, he said chuckling -- he likes to laugh at his own jokes -- in the last few years is my biggest concern is that crisis doesn't seem to drive decisions either, so ther
he was in the clinton white house in those four years when we ran a surplus, which seems like a long time ago, and it was a long time ago. and now, of course, he went down to be director of the cia and now secretary of defense where he's busy defending the defense department against people who want to do what he would have wanted to have done when he was at the house budget committee. [laughter] but he does have a lot of perspective, and i talked to him for the book in his office at the...
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because of all these positive developments, i applaud secretary clinton's recent decision to exchange ambassadors with burma for the first time in 20 years. of course the government of burma still has a substantial way to go to achieve real and lasting reform. i would not support and i don't think the administration would support lifting the sanctions that have been imposed unless there is much further progress. the next test will be elections to fill 48 seats of the national parliament on april 1. suu kyi intends to run as the representative of the district with a significant karen population. this election will give the new government an opportunity to hold the first free and fair elections in burma since 1990. and also demonstrates the seriousness of its recent reform efforts. the government must also fully and peacefully reconcile with bur pa's ethnic minorities. this is vital. reports indicate that the military continues to engage in hostilities with the kachin, and that is certainly troubling and questions about burma's relationship with north korea must be answered. as the new
because of all these positive developments, i applaud secretary clinton's recent decision to exchange ambassadors with burma for the first time in 20 years. of course the government of burma still has a substantial way to go to achieve real and lasting reform. i would not support and i don't think the administration would support lifting the sanctions that have been imposed unless there is much further progress. the next test will be elections to fill 48 seats of the national parliament on...
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clinton and bush both won with increased margins. clinton's 49% in 96 would have been 51 or 52 if you split the perot vote according to the second choices and that was an increase from its 43% in 1992. bush pushed his popular vote up from 40% to 51%. obama however declined from 53% to 50% or possibly 51. his victory was a victory for big government policies. obamacare will surely stay in place and obviously the president and the democratic majority in the senate will have a lot to say on fiscal issues which i gather they will discuss. less of a victory i think our big government ideas. clinton pivoted the center on issues will the voters while will not and these gave him larger percentages. obama ran essentially a negative campaign against romney, with the firewall strategy spending half of preconvention dollars on energy. the three firewall states are florida, ohio and virginia besides indiana and north carolina who won victories in 2004 the lowest percentage states were for barack obama. the states together have 60 electoral votes
clinton and bush both won with increased margins. clinton's 49% in 96 would have been 51 or 52 if you split the perot vote according to the second choices and that was an increase from its 43% in 1992. bush pushed his popular vote up from 40% to 51%. obama however declined from 53% to 50% or possibly 51. his victory was a victory for big government policies. obamacare will surely stay in place and obviously the president and the democratic majority in the senate will have a lot to say on fiscal...
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so i must set the example that i hope president clinton will follow. i will not stand for speaker of the house on january 6. but rather, i shall remain as a back-bencher in this congress that i so dearly love for approximately six months into the 106th congress, whereupon i shall vacate my seat and ask my governor to call a special election to take my place. [end video clip] c-span: what was going through your head? >> guest: well, we were kind of stunned about the -- halfway -- after he had made his announcement, there was a page that came up, or one of our floor -- it wasn't a page, one of our floor people came up, tapped me on the shoulder -- i was in the back row -- and said, the speaker wants to talk to you. he's on the phone in the cloakroom. c-span: who was speaker? >> guest: it newt gingrich. and i went to the phone, newt says, you just heard what happened. you're the only guy that can pull this conference together and lead it. and i was kind of dumbstruck at that point. then people started to come up to me and said, you're going to be the next
so i must set the example that i hope president clinton will follow. i will not stand for speaker of the house on january 6. but rather, i shall remain as a back-bencher in this congress that i so dearly love for approximately six months into the 106th congress, whereupon i shall vacate my seat and ask my governor to call a special election to take my place. [end video clip] c-span: what was going through your head? >> guest: well, we were kind of stunned about the -- halfway -- after he...
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i think i've heard bill clinton say that it brought her to the floor and help make it a national issue that they dealt with. so i do think the influence of the third hearty candidate might be in the issues they talk about and in raising issues that the other candidates are not talking about. >> host: the deficit, i want to ask a question about what you heard from people about this. and others concerned among independent voters that there is the argument that with the private sector so strapped and so straightened and with credit so tight, just like we are hearing about auto bailout and the debates about that in the primary, was the private sector so strapped that government had to be the vehicle to pump money into the economy? did you hear any the people you interviewed you know express any sympathy or understanding with that? >> guest: do you mean with the president stimulus bill? >> host: the group generally, the idea that the private sector didn't have any money and somebody had to put money into the economy to keep things flowing. >> guest: well i think they were aware of the fact
i think i've heard bill clinton say that it brought her to the floor and help make it a national issue that they dealt with. so i do think the influence of the third hearty candidate might be in the issues they talk about and in raising issues that the other candidates are not talking about. >> host: the deficit, i want to ask a question about what you heard from people about this. and others concerned among independent voters that there is the argument that with the private sector so...
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he says representative cole if we restore the clinton tax rates today than in ten years, 2022, we have the deficit where it should be. >> guest: he is certainly correct to generate a great deal more revenue. if we did that let's say they made for under $50,000 that is a 2,000-dollar tax increase and again i don't think the president wants to do that. he said he doesn't want to do that our side doesn't want to do that. you know, going back to the clinton tax rate, and remember the average american family has taken a terrific hit. the median household income for years ago when the president became the president was around $54,000 a year and is about 50 now. so this portion of the population which is gotten squeezed tremendously i don't think adding an extra tax at the 98 percent is going to, number one, be very helpful to the more helpful to the economic growth. number two it's how much you want the folks to pay? so again, freezing those tax rates with an overwhelming majority of americans is a smart thing to do, we ought to do it and both sides say they want to. >> host: and you said ea
he says representative cole if we restore the clinton tax rates today than in ten years, 2022, we have the deficit where it should be. >> guest: he is certainly correct to generate a great deal more revenue. if we did that let's say they made for under $50,000 that is a 2,000-dollar tax increase and again i don't think the president wants to do that. he said he doesn't want to do that our side doesn't want to do that. you know, going back to the clinton tax rate, and remember the average...
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secretary clinton has been there. i've been there. senator mccain has been there, senator collins, senator feinstein has been active on this issue. this is no small matter in a country we have been hoping would move in the direction of reform and finally is. now, i know there's always a debate about whether sanctions have made a difference. when i was in burma in january, in addition to meeting with suu kyi, also meeting with government officials, every one of the officials brought up the sanctions. it convinced me it must have made a difference. now because of the changes that have occurred, the administration and, i, who have been involved in this issue for two decades, are in total agreement about how to handle it. renew the sanctions after which the administration will waive a substantial number of them, is a further indication that the sanctions remain there, although not currently operative, because of the changes that have occurred in the country. so, i think it is a big mistake to have this important foreign policy matter atta
secretary clinton has been there. i've been there. senator mccain has been there, senator collins, senator feinstein has been active on this issue. this is no small matter in a country we have been hoping would move in the direction of reform and finally is. now, i know there's always a debate about whether sanctions have made a difference. when i was in burma in january, in addition to meeting with suu kyi, also meeting with government officials, every one of the officials brought up the...
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there were times in the prior administration, in the clinton administration, we knew where bin laden was and decisions were made not to go after him. we didn't spond, frankly, to the terrorist attacks emerges. it was prosecutor in the october of 2000, there was no response from the u.s. government that. all of this demonstrating, i think a lack of imagination or focus on a growing threat from al-qaeda that hit us dramatically right in the face on 9/11. host: donna, republican in new york city. >> caller: good morning. the guy stole part of my thunder taughting the coal attack and we didn't do anything about it. we might have, and we didn't know it. so that's -- let's hope that was the case. what i was saying i'm one of the angry americans that i'm just -- i'm just tired of this kiss the muslim for bombing us, kiss the muslim for making it hard for us to live our daily lives. it is because the news media are scaring us to death, we're listening to you scaring us to death. why don't we just take what we have now before they get it and turn them in to a factory over there? it's well wit
there were times in the prior administration, in the clinton administration, we knew where bin laden was and decisions were made not to go after him. we didn't spond, frankly, to the terrorist attacks emerges. it was prosecutor in the october of 2000, there was no response from the u.s. government that. all of this demonstrating, i think a lack of imagination or focus on a growing threat from al-qaeda that hit us dramatically right in the face on 9/11. host: donna, republican in new york city....
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clinton and bush both won with increased margins. quentin's 49% in 1996 would have been 51 or 52 if you split the vote according to the second choices, and that was an increase from the 43% in 1992. bush pushed his popular vote from 48% to 51%. obama however declined from 53% to 50 percent or possibly 51. his victory was a big government policy and obamacare will stay in place and obviously the president and the democratic majority in the senate will have a lot to say on the fiscal issues which norm i gather will discuss. less of a victory i think for big government ideas. clinton pivoted to the center on issues and while the voters were not enthused gave him larger percentages, obama ran a essentially a negative campaign against romney with the fire wall strategy spending about half of the convention dollars in energy. the three fire walls deutsch of florida, ohio and virginia which aside from indiana and north carolina is more appointed to victories of 2008 were the lowest percentage stays for barack obama. they have to those state
clinton and bush both won with increased margins. quentin's 49% in 1996 would have been 51 or 52 if you split the vote according to the second choices, and that was an increase from the 43% in 1992. bush pushed his popular vote from 48% to 51%. obama however declined from 53% to 50 percent or possibly 51. his victory was a big government policy and obamacare will stay in place and obviously the president and the democratic majority in the senate will have a lot to say on the fiscal issues which...
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clinton and bush both won with increased margins. clinton's 49% in 96 would've been 51 or 52 if you split the pro-vote, according to second choice. that was an increase from his 43% in 1992. bush pushes popular vote up from 48% to 51%. obama, however, declined from 53% to 50%, or possibly 51. his victory was a victory for big government policies at obamnicare will surely stay in place, and, obviously, the president, the democratic majority in the senate will have a lot to say of fiscal issues, which norm i gather will discuss. less of a victory i think for big government ideas. clinton pivoted to the center on issues and while the voters not enthuse gave him larger percentages. obama rant essentially a negative campaign against romney with the firewall strategies, spending about half of preconvention dollars and energy on a free firewall states, florida, ohio and virginia. where the lowest percentage of states for barack obama. they have, though states together have 60 electoral votes. they were important. with him, obama would. a 33
clinton and bush both won with increased margins. clinton's 49% in 96 would've been 51 or 52 if you split the pro-vote, according to second choice. that was an increase from his 43% in 1992. bush pushes popular vote up from 48% to 51%. obama, however, declined from 53% to 50%, or possibly 51. his victory was a victory for big government policies at obamnicare will surely stay in place, and, obviously, the president, the democratic majority in the senate will have a lot to say of fiscal issues,...
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in the clinton white house he had several key positions and was ultimately the chief of staff. after that time there, he founded the center for american progress and is now the chair and counselor at the center for american progress. and i should add john has been an incredible friend at the hamilton project. we've collaborated on events and he's spoken had previous events come and part of the reason we are so slight that john is here today is when there is a mass of facts and confusion about the policy and economics and their intersection, john has a unique ability to somehow shed light and clarity on an otherwise very complicated situation. and then we also have to my right my colleague at mit and in addition the president of the national bureau of economic research and a fellow at the american academy of arts and sciences among many other honors. one of the most influential public finance economists in the world. and one could go on and on about jam's accomplishments but unfortunate to have him as a friend who is willing to expense advice, professional and friendship, and ev
in the clinton white house he had several key positions and was ultimately the chief of staff. after that time there, he founded the center for american progress and is now the chair and counselor at the center for american progress. and i should add john has been an incredible friend at the hamilton project. we've collaborated on events and he's spoken had previous events come and part of the reason we are so slight that john is here today is when there is a mass of facts and confusion about...
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and the clinton white house with several key positions in what was ultimately the chief of staff. after his time there he found it was center for american progress and is now the chair counselor an american progress and i should add john has been an incredible friend and we've collaborated on offense. part of the reason we are so excited to have done here today is because when there is a mass of confusion about policy and economics in their intersection, john has unique ability to somehow shed light and clarity of an otherwise very complicated situation. and then we also have to my right, jim poterba, my colleague at m.i.t. and in addition the president of the national bureau of economic research and a fellow of the american academy of arts and sciences among many other honors. one of the most influential accountants in the world and one could go on and on about jim's accomplishments, but i would just add fortunate to have him as a friend and is willing to use than advise professional and friendship and give advice on how to manage her freedom children which i thought i'd mention.
and the clinton white house with several key positions in what was ultimately the chief of staff. after his time there he found it was center for american progress and is now the chair counselor an american progress and i should add john has been an incredible friend and we've collaborated on offense. part of the reason we are so excited to have done here today is because when there is a mass of confusion about policy and economics in their intersection, john has unique ability to somehow shed...
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three years later, when senator lloyd bentsen accepted an offer to become president clinton's treasury secretary, kay jumped into the race to replace him. once again, she bested another all-male field to advance to a runoff against bentsen's appointed successor, trouncing the incumbent democrat with nearly 70% of the vote and becoming the first woman to represent the nation's second largest state in the u.s. senate. kay came to washington ready to work. she established herself early on as a leader on transportation and nasa and as a fighter for lower taxes and smaller, smarter government. kay won a claim as an advocate for science and competitiveness, helped secure bipartisan support for the landmark america competes act, and she became known throughout the state for the close attention she paid to constituents. shortly after her election to the senate, kay began a tradition imitated by many others since of holding weekly constituent meetings over coffee whenever the senate's in session. the groups usually ranged in size from 100-150, and at any given coffee, you might come across fami
three years later, when senator lloyd bentsen accepted an offer to become president clinton's treasury secretary, kay jumped into the race to replace him. once again, she bested another all-male field to advance to a runoff against bentsen's appointed successor, trouncing the incumbent democrat with nearly 70% of the vote and becoming the first woman to represent the nation's second largest state in the u.s. senate. kay came to washington ready to work. she established herself early on as a...
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i would like to leave us on a positive note and say that i think an example of president clinton in the early '90s, and an example of what happens when paul volcker came into the fed in the early '80s and cleaned up and even far bigger mess that we have after that, there is hope and it is a way to fix this problem. but as ensure everybody up your greece, every day that we let it fester it syndicates more difficult and harder to fix. thanks. >> i'm polston become executive chairman of -- first and foremost on on entrepreneur. the company i started with my partner back in 1985 has grown to be 70 offices in 22 countries. it never occurred to me all the years of building a global company, we did all the right things. we are proof positive, american ingenuity can compete with market leaders in the world but it never occurred to us that would come a time in my group with a single greatest long-term threat to my ability to compete with the global marketplace was fiscal solvency of the united states. that's quite a shocking thing to wake up to and i think there's a sense that life would just go
i would like to leave us on a positive note and say that i think an example of president clinton in the early '90s, and an example of what happens when paul volcker came into the fed in the early '80s and cleaned up and even far bigger mess that we have after that, there is hope and it is a way to fix this problem. but as ensure everybody up your greece, every day that we let it fester it syndicates more difficult and harder to fix. thanks. >> i'm polston become executive chairman of --...
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the clinton administration's o.m.b. concluded that the 1993 tax increase accounted for only 13% -- as you can see the green part on that circular chart. the 1993 tax increase accounted for only 13% of deficit reduction between 1990 and 2000. 13% puts the 1993 tax increase behind other factors such as defense cuts, other revenue, and interest savings. the data clearly show that tax increases did not drive the deficit reduction. so, as a matter of fact, only 13% really of the positive fiscal history in the 1990's is due to the partisan 1993 tax increase. that's it. 13%. it's right here in the green part of that chart. well, what about the last decade, the period of 2001-2010 saw a lot of deficits. from what you hear from our friends on the other side, those deficits are a direct result of the tax relief that benefited virtually every american taxpayer. yet c.b.o. tells us a different story. on may 12, 2011, c.b.o. release add recap of the charges. c.b.o. projected a surplus of $5.6 trillion. over the decade, deficits of $
the clinton administration's o.m.b. concluded that the 1993 tax increase accounted for only 13% -- as you can see the green part on that circular chart. the 1993 tax increase accounted for only 13% of deficit reduction between 1990 and 2000. 13% puts the 1993 tax increase behind other factors such as defense cuts, other revenue, and interest savings. the data clearly show that tax increases did not drive the deficit reduction. so, as a matter of fact, only 13% really of the positive fiscal...
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secretary clinton has embarked on a massive campaign within the state department called economic state craft of which this office is part, and it's -- there are two main pillars of it. the first is one that the state department needs to be part of domestic economic renewal. so we have over 200 embassies boots on the ground, and that we need to be using those embassies much more effectively to support national export initiatives, to do something that is very different for the state department which is look at ways to attract inbound foreign direct investment which is, um, as a country you're looking at areas of competitiveness. it's really, it brings home to roost a lot of the questions that i think you've been discussing the past, the past two days about education, about infrastructure, tax, regulatory. all the issues that are wound up in, um, in our own competitiveness or what foreign investors look at when they want to invest in the u.s. or canada or any place in the world. so our embassies are very much focused on the commercial diplomacy aspect from the ambassadors on down. the sec
secretary clinton has embarked on a massive campaign within the state department called economic state craft of which this office is part, and it's -- there are two main pillars of it. the first is one that the state department needs to be part of domestic economic renewal. so we have over 200 embassies boots on the ground, and that we need to be using those embassies much more effectively to support national export initiatives, to do something that is very different for the state department...
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what has happened to spending since president clinton's balanced budget? it's gone up substantially. where has it gone up? in domestic discretionary accounts which are often the target of speeches like senator mcconnell's today? no. that is basically been flat lined when you take inflation into consideration. the dramatic growth in government spending since we were last in balance has been in two areas. one of those was in military spending. and i might add the reason it's grown dramatically is we've been at war in afghanistan and iraq. the president has extricated us from iraq and we are in the process of leaving afghanistan. but if you want to know why government spending has gone up so fast, there's about a 64% increase in military spending since the budget was last in balance. no increase in domestic discretionary spending when you take inflation into account. but 64% in military spending. that's why spending has gone up. and yet, when they suggest we'll cut spending in the sequester, people say you can't touch it. it's got to continue to grow. i quest
what has happened to spending since president clinton's balanced budget? it's gone up substantially. where has it gone up? in domestic discretionary accounts which are often the target of speeches like senator mcconnell's today? no. that is basically been flat lined when you take inflation into consideration. the dramatic growth in government spending since we were last in balance has been in two areas. one of those was in military spending. and i might add the reason it's grown dramatically is...
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that president clinton did on welfare r reform. it was said the other day, in the history of the united states, every great crisis has been solved by presidential leadership or not at all. every great crisis has been solved by presidential leadership or not at all. a number of us have made our suggestions about what to do about the fact that our debt is too big. we're spending money we don't have, and one way or the other we have to fix it. it's that simple. we shouldn't be brogu borrowing2 cents of every dollar we spend. we have to fix it. a number of us on the republican side have said, we'll hold our nose and do some things we normally wouldn't do. if the president will come forward with a president on restraining entitlement spending, we'll help raise revenues and put the together together and that makes a budget agreement that the new foreign n minister of autoaustria has said, the united states of america is one budget agreement from reasserting its global preeminence. one budget agreement away from stopping talk of america's
that president clinton did on welfare r reform. it was said the other day, in the history of the united states, every great crisis has been solved by presidential leadership or not at all. every great crisis has been solved by presidential leadership or not at all. a number of us have made our suggestions about what to do about the fact that our debt is too big. we're spending money we don't have, and one way or the other we have to fix it. it's that simple. we shouldn't be brogu borrowing2...
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i worked with clinton in a bipartisan way, tough negotiations. he vetoed twice and we finally worked it out. it is the most important social conservative reform of our lifetime. obama got it to work for provision by just issuing a regulation, which is illegal by the way. clinton and i worked at a balanced budget act of 1997, a very tough to enact your negotiation and in a bipartisan way we lead for straight surpluses. obama has led the largest deficits in american history. because of welfare reform and economic growth, the number of children poverty dropped 25% are the largest improvement is the last two years of the clinton frustration as these policies went into effect and people went to work earned a living. almost every other majors on, clinton is one world and obama in another. >> talking points writes at this rate. newt gingrich accused president obama of the secret radical work requirements and welfare reform. what exactly do you say? >> what i said is obama as a state senator in 1996 supposed to work requirement. a substantial number of l
i worked with clinton in a bipartisan way, tough negotiations. he vetoed twice and we finally worked it out. it is the most important social conservative reform of our lifetime. obama got it to work for provision by just issuing a regulation, which is illegal by the way. clinton and i worked at a balanced budget act of 1997, a very tough to enact your negotiation and in a bipartisan way we lead for straight surpluses. obama has led the largest deficits in american history. because of welfare...
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instead, despite this we're not clinton idea, he inherits the clinton team because he doesn't have a number of democrats who he believes in, he knows well, he's worked with, and he's developed some trust. so not only does he not have a network entering, but he doesn't develop that network as well. and i think the team of clinton, people that he inherits, are kind of a throwback to that clinton era in the '90s of group think. and that is what obama gets on a daily basis. and i think that's also what daley and some of the other points concluded. and i don't think valerie jarrett necessarily being the personal right-hand adviser to both michelle and barack is necessarily a good thing, and i'd like your comments, please. >> yeah. i think that's right. i mean, i think that, um, obama by disposition is a bit of a loner. not a glad-hander, not the kind of guy that just derives kind of satisfaction from getting on the phone and calling 20 people in an afternoon just to take the temperature, you know, as clinton sort of famously did. i think that's right. obama had kind of a natural, you know
instead, despite this we're not clinton idea, he inherits the clinton team because he doesn't have a number of democrats who he believes in, he knows well, he's worked with, and he's developed some trust. so not only does he not have a network entering, but he doesn't develop that network as well. and i think the team of clinton, people that he inherits, are kind of a throwback to that clinton era in the '90s of group think. and that is what obama gets on a daily basis. and i think that's also...
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eight of those years were under president bill clinton. it was a real pleasure. >> did he play golf? >> all, he did. as a matter of fact. that is a real story. [laughter] >> i will just tell you the last part. we were on one of the last hopes. the army and navy country club. right in the middle of the gore campaign. we had a lot of time to spend. [laughter] >> i sent mr. president, i had a tree about 10 feet for me, you might want to move that golf club. and he said bob just hit the ball. i hit the ball, it hit the tree, he came back on the president, should the golf cart, just an inch and he could've gone down. [laughter] >> the next day, tennessee congressman kills president. [laughter] >> the shot heard around the world. >> thank goodness i'm not much of a welfare. >> those things happened. >> yes, he would even call me. i will never forget i'm even though i didn't vote with him this time around. on the floor of the house. >> but you went within -- and i said this is one time i can help you. but, i didn't mind saying yes, but i did say
eight of those years were under president bill clinton. it was a real pleasure. >> did he play golf? >> all, he did. as a matter of fact. that is a real story. [laughter] >> i will just tell you the last part. we were on one of the last hopes. the army and navy country club. right in the middle of the gore campaign. we had a lot of time to spend. [laughter] >> i sent mr. president, i had a tree about 10 feet for me, you might want to move that golf club. and he said bob...
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secretary clinton moved widely throughout the region as does secretary panetta. and the amount of activities that i do and my forces do have been a prompt jump in what we've done in the past, and we're looking for opportunities to do more exercise. we're doing more of those things already. i think it's visible to our allies. i think it's visible to our partners. not to be invisible to the region. we also want to jump, where's the next summary our aircraft carrier, that's always the sake of. and we will, over time as you heard secretary panetta said, we will rebalance our navy towards the pacific, and i party mentioned in my opening remarks, we are rapidly moving our most capable assets in the region because of some of the ballistic missile defense will be facing of those types of things. so i think it's not about one thing. it's about a holistic approach, and what if you on the military side is only one aspect of a. it's got to be tied to what's happening in the economic side in what's happening in the diplomatic side. and so we're working hard with a whole of go
secretary clinton moved widely throughout the region as does secretary panetta. and the amount of activities that i do and my forces do have been a prompt jump in what we've done in the past, and we're looking for opportunities to do more exercise. we're doing more of those things already. i think it's visible to our allies. i think it's visible to our partners. not to be invisible to the region. we also want to jump, where's the next summary our aircraft carrier, that's always the sake of. and...
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superior court by president clinton. or the nomination to the second circuit by president clinton. it generated controversy or whatever. well, don't try to nit-pick this man's legal career. after his service as a federal prosecutor, he has worked at a highly respected los angeles law firm on a wide variety of matters. he has always represented his clients ed cally and to the best of his legal ability. now, the distinguished presiding officer was the attorney general of his state knows the lawyers are supposed to give their best counsel and their best effort to those whom they are representing. that's what lawyers are supposed to do. in my case, i prosecuted -- i defended in private practice criminals. i then prosecuted criminals as a prosecutor. in both cases, i knew what my role in the legal system was. as i assume that's what lawyers are supposed to do. actually, that's what republicans used to defend when federalist society and corporate lawyers were being nominated by a republican president. we should just look at the fact they are representing their clients. as chief justice r
superior court by president clinton. or the nomination to the second circuit by president clinton. it generated controversy or whatever. well, don't try to nit-pick this man's legal career. after his service as a federal prosecutor, he has worked at a highly respected los angeles law firm on a wide variety of matters. he has always represented his clients ed cally and to the best of his legal ability. now, the distinguished presiding officer was the attorney general of his state knows the...
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shortly after president clinton was sworn in, took the oath of foe ittee inew .s a funaiser est toasng phelhe out at the event, and it was co-hosted by a man by the name of ratner and louis cats. they decided, yes or i don't knt e desionwautould veonof introducing the president, and as they wait to go on, louis goes over to president clinton. they were good friends, louis was a help to the presid and heaidmr. iden w u fa ilucs sinup your hand and whys tear something in my ear. the president says, what? he said, it doesn't matter. whisper, and i'll be nods. [laughr] president cltonsa , ind'am yan dh i just put a parking company about 12 billion owners in the dience who have big parking concessions, and if they think i'm giving you advice by nodding thl emy inre talkin tme, thrent sort of shrugs and says, all right. they go outside. louis speaks. he introduced bruce. bruce is speaking. presidentli,utly aner cds whispers, and while he's whispering, louis nods like he's giving the president advice, and what president clinton whispered was cats, y're aalpu gh the tag line is it did the job
shortly after president clinton was sworn in, took the oath of foe ittee inew .s a funaiser est toasng phelhe out at the event, and it was co-hosted by a man by the name of ratner and louis cats. they decided, yes or i don't knt e desionwautould veonof introducing the president, and as they wait to go on, louis goes over to president clinton. they were good friends, louis was a help to the presid and heaidmr. iden w u fa ilucs sinup your hand and whys tear something in my ear. the president...
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[laughte president clinton sayshy do you m do at? coy ths bua 12 billion owners in the audience who had a parking concessions and if they think i'm giving you advice by nding when you are talking to me, hious saabitg hire me prkin so they go outside. wis speaks and introduces bruce ratner. preside con dtifuyng in s , d is iles here. while he is listening, luis is not a very sagacious latecomer likee's giving the president advice. but president clinton whispered in lewises here was katz, you're broke out. gh but the taglin as it did the job in seven out of those 12 billion owners hired kenny parkin thereafter. well, the second reason i wrote thbookas a mo us as bve cryin trouble. you don't need me here to tell you that. we are in trouble because of the paralysis come in the failure to act. and by the way we focus on washgton d.c., but that'ot very mh different in albany, sacrto sbrg ngd. paisanship has risen to such a evel that it doesn't look like we can do anything. we can't get out of our own way. and it's got to change. ere's many
[laughte president clinton sayshy do you m do at? coy ths bua 12 billion owners in the audience who had a parking concessions and if they think i'm giving you advice by nding when you are talking to me, hious saabitg hire me prkin so they go outside. wis speaks and introduces bruce ratner. preside con dtifuyng in s , d is iles here. while he is listening, luis is not a very sagacious latecomer likee's giving the president advice. but president clinton whispered in lewises here was katz, you're...
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he's a nothing compared to clinton. clinton, i remember interviewing -- there were, there was one meeting where about six or seven people were in the meeting with clinton, and i asked them each what happened, and there was this one woman who didn't say anything. and i said what'd you think of the meeting? and she said i know he agrees with me. [laughter] wow. i mean, that -- i mean, if you can go -- anyway. end of point. >> my question is a little bit simple. it seems to me that where we're at right now is almost at the end of the current monetary system. so my question is, how much talk has there been in your circles about ending the current monetary system, stopping the issuing of money at debt and perhaps going to a united states note instead of federal reserves note? >> well, that's a neck call economic issue. -- technical economic issue. you can't bail out on the $16 trillion in ious we have. you just can't. it would be the disaster and the calamity. i don't think, i don't think you can do this with a magic wand. i
he's a nothing compared to clinton. clinton, i remember interviewing -- there were, there was one meeting where about six or seven people were in the meeting with clinton, and i asked them each what happened, and there was this one woman who didn't say anything. and i said what'd you think of the meeting? and she said i know he agrees with me. [laughter] wow. i mean, that -- i mean, if you can go -- anyway. end of point. >> my question is a little bit simple. it seems to me that where...
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it was the clinton-gore tax increase. this would be 10 times that amount for my state of oklahoma and the -- susan, our phones rang off the hook, people calling in. scientists calling in on how they were rejected. for our listeners and viewers, this thing started with the united nations. with this -- fast forward to 1992 is when they had the earth summit. now they are going to have the earth summit, plus 20. that's going to take place in rio, i think. the we spent a lot of time going back and when the scientists started to come in and saying they trashed the science, then of course, i'll always remember. you used of this, remember when and obama and pelosi and hillary clinton and i think john cary and i came over, and right before i left, we were in the eff -- the fact that shed that picture of my 20 kids and grandkids on her wall. so yes, i had to like her. she said can i ask you a question? i said madam director, i have a feeling that as soon as i leave town you will have an endangerment training. and -- it was poetic j
it was the clinton-gore tax increase. this would be 10 times that amount for my state of oklahoma and the -- susan, our phones rang off the hook, people calling in. scientists calling in on how they were rejected. for our listeners and viewers, this thing started with the united nations. with this -- fast forward to 1992 is when they had the earth summit. now they are going to have the earth summit, plus 20. that's going to take place in rio, i think. the we spent a lot of time going back and...
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a lot less than clinton was spending. trillions less. that was very important and it did turn the economy around. i would argue limit the size of government. the economy will grow rapidly as you end up with surpluses. >> ej. >> first i want to salute rover for embracing the constitution's call the government provide for the general welfare which is in there. it's very hartening to see him embrace the clinton legacy which ask a sign of progress even if he has the distorted welfare process in the area. >> he did sign the bill. >> right. i don't want to argue about that. i want to inject a note of bipartisan which is listening to you carefully both here and on other indications have i have the addition ticket -- is closer to barack obama's than to mitt romney. that's number one. is that right or wrong? number two, that the one issue where you really think the republicans could blow the election is on foreign policy. is that right or wrong. >> two things. obama triple -- i'm sorry tripled the number of troops in afghanistan when he came into
a lot less than clinton was spending. trillions less. that was very important and it did turn the economy around. i would argue limit the size of government. the economy will grow rapidly as you end up with surpluses. >> ej. >> first i want to salute rover for embracing the constitution's call the government provide for the general welfare which is in there. it's very hartening to see him embrace the clinton legacy which ask a sign of progress even if he has the distorted welfare...
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they quite well when the taxes rose under the clinton years and the situation improved. so the president's economic strategy has been to pursue a balanced approach where we address the fiscal problem that have been building over a long period of time. the economic problem that have been building over a long period of time by asking all americans to make contributions. the spending cuts will fall disproportionately on middle class families. the increase in revenue will fall on the top 2%. and 97% of small business won't be affected by the change in taxes that the president has called for, and wouldn't be affected bit bill that the senate passed and i think one way of addressing our problems very quickly is for that bill to pass through the congress through the house. >> other questions? yes. right here. okay. yeah. >> paul [inaudible] the question for you is if you listen to what former president clip ton said before the third debate or some of the former secretary rice said. they both said that same version of the following. it of course for the market -- naval of the ec
they quite well when the taxes rose under the clinton years and the situation improved. so the president's economic strategy has been to pursue a balanced approach where we address the fiscal problem that have been building over a long period of time. the economic problem that have been building over a long period of time by asking all americans to make contributions. the spending cuts will fall disproportionately on middle class families. the increase in revenue will fall on the top 2%. and...
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it was jon kyl's leadership working with senator kerry, secretary of state clinton that enissued the 34er7 we with have the modernized nuclear force we needed to meet whatever challenge might come our way and that treaty passed in large measure because he gained assurances from the administration and those opposed without modernization and the commitment for it, it would not take place. that's not just a whip. that's a leader. that's a man who found a problem, found a solution, married the two together and we ratified a treaty, america is a safer country because of it and our nuclear arsenal is being modernized. that's what you look for in a legislator. jon kyl is a great legislator, a great whip and i want to pay tribute to him for his service to the united states senate, the people of america and service to the people of the state of arizona. i'd like to turn to richard lugar from indiana. he's one of those rare people referred to as an institution and he is truly an institution stiewtion. six terms in 36 years in the united states senate. a candidate for president of the united st
it was jon kyl's leadership working with senator kerry, secretary of state clinton that enissued the 34er7 we with have the modernized nuclear force we needed to meet whatever challenge might come our way and that treaty passed in large measure because he gained assurances from the administration and those opposed without modernization and the commitment for it, it would not take place. that's not just a whip. that's a leader. that's a man who found a problem, found a solution, married the two...
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almost no controversy because clinton could have gone far to the left if he had chosen. there were potential nominees who were to the left of ginsburg and breyer but he went to the middle, and they were confirmed with a handful of oppositions. but in president obama's nominees were used the same strategy for both sonya sotomayor and elena kagan were totally mainstream nominees. sonya sotomayor had i believed 17 years as a federal judge. i think more judicial experience coming to the supreme court than any nominee in recent history. elena kagan was highly qualified. my numbers may be off but i think in the justice sonya sotomayor case she got republican votes and i think elena kagan got five. what is going on in the confirmation process? well, i will tell you little story that i heard about the process that is a wake-up call for how broken the system is. so it had appeared right after her nomination that she was calling to get a lot of republican votes. maybe most republican votes. she was a very attractive nominee. i'm going to place just a little bit of water. excuse me
almost no controversy because clinton could have gone far to the left if he had chosen. there were potential nominees who were to the left of ginsburg and breyer but he went to the middle, and they were confirmed with a handful of oppositions. but in president obama's nominees were used the same strategy for both sonya sotomayor and elena kagan were totally mainstream nominees. sonya sotomayor had i believed 17 years as a federal judge. i think more judicial experience coming to the supreme...
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second, critically important, particularly with what secretary clinton stipulated for fighters of taliban who come off the field, they need separate ties with al qaeda and they need to renounce violence and they need to agree to the afghan constitution. if they do those things, if the gun will be silent and in many cases it may come to the other side is part of the national security forces over time. so sarah i think what i would hope and expect that the taliban fighter would see is a commitment not just between now and 2013 or now and 2014 but an enduring commitment to see increasingly capable ansf the general allen is talked in detail about and what they are seeing is that they are going to lose. if they want to come across to reconciliation they have an opportunity, to be a part of the solution and not part of the problem and that the ansf and coalition will support. >> the time of the gentleman has expired. ms. davis. >> thank you very much in general allen thank you for your dedicated service. i wanted to just follow up on those numbers for a minute and sustaining that effort on the
second, critically important, particularly with what secretary clinton stipulated for fighters of taliban who come off the field, they need separate ties with al qaeda and they need to renounce violence and they need to agree to the afghan constitution. if they do those things, if the gun will be silent and in many cases it may come to the other side is part of the national security forces over time. so sarah i think what i would hope and expect that the taliban fighter would see is a...
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i met with secretary secretary e clinton. i met with ellen tauscher, who is one of the chief operatives, former member of the house working for the state department. there was never any wiggle room nor need for flexibility. the united states was committed to missile defense in europe, and we remain committed to this day, and it's important the president reaffirm them and not be confused or in any way blurred by the comments that were picked up on that microphone. it is too important, it is too important to the country, it is too important to this body and it is too important for me to be able to trust the words for each other without finding some time later they want flexibility without possibly removing from those words. nuclear defense is very sensitive with the russians. i understand that. the negotiations on that, that ought to be in the open, not after we have got time for flexibility. it ought to be forthright. i also want to add there is another missile defense issue that looms out there that we have got to pay attenti
i met with secretary secretary e clinton. i met with ellen tauscher, who is one of the chief operatives, former member of the house working for the state department. there was never any wiggle room nor need for flexibility. the united states was committed to missile defense in europe, and we remain committed to this day, and it's important the president reaffirm them and not be confused or in any way blurred by the comments that were picked up on that microphone. it is too important, it is too...
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instead, despite his we are not clinton idea, he inherits the clinton team. he doesn't have a network of democrats who he believes in. he knows well. he has worked with, and he has developed some trust. not only does he not have a network entering, but he doesn't develop that network as well. and i think the team of clinton people that he inherits a kind of a throwback to that clinton era in the 1990s. and that is what obama gets on a daily basis. and i think that is also what daily and some of the other comments concluded. and i don't think valerie jarrett, necessarily being the personal right-hand adviser to both michelle and barack is necessarily a good thing, i would like your comments. >> yeah, i think obama is a bit of a learner, not the kind of guy that just derives satisfaction from getting on the phone and calling 20 people in an afternoon just to take the temperature. as president clinton famously did. obama was going to be naturally isolated anyway and not having that network, it just affirms and reinforces that isolation. i do think that was a pro
instead, despite his we are not clinton idea, he inherits the clinton team. he doesn't have a network of democrats who he believes in. he knows well. he has worked with, and he has developed some trust. not only does he not have a network entering, but he doesn't develop that network as well. and i think the team of clinton people that he inherits a kind of a throwback to that clinton era in the 1990s. and that is what obama gets on a daily basis. and i think that is also what daily and some of...
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along with bill clinton, they were tied to. a man crashed on each other when david was in washington d.c. he would spend time in the lincoln bedroom. when bill clinton was in california he would crash there. but then he refused to grant it apart -- a pardon to a radical in the american indian movement. serving consecutive life sentences aiding and abetting the execution-style murders of two fbi agents for about nothing excites the left more than cop killers. the left still has their posters if there is a rally but had to say after a search for a true blue and he found that person been at barack obama. that's why he organized star-studded fund-raisers while, appeared on the couch of both pro winfrey, ellen degeneres, exclusives to "rolling stone" concerts' with "rolling stone" dave matthews. it paid off in dividends that he was granted exclusive access to the warehouse. there he is an by his side is michelle obama ready to pounce on any non organic items. [laughter] this is that the first state department dinner for the prime mi
along with bill clinton, they were tied to. a man crashed on each other when david was in washington d.c. he would spend time in the lincoln bedroom. when bill clinton was in california he would crash there. but then he refused to grant it apart -- a pardon to a radical in the american indian movement. serving consecutive life sentences aiding and abetting the execution-style murders of two fbi agents for about nothing excites the left more than cop killers. the left still has their posters if...
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the was the essence of obama's case against hillary clinton, and was wrong. turnout was possible to make progress on the long-term problems even while washington remained distracted by the petty and the trivial. the proof would be in the recovery act and produce dramatic change in energy, health care, education and the squeeze on the family's the four pillars of the new foundation for growth without any working consensus for any pause in the scoring of political points. this is a book about change. the first word of the book and change requires 60 votes in the united states senate. obama took office during an economic cataclysm and he decided that in an emergency changing the country was more important than changing the capitol. the central drama of the book is literally the middle central section. silda pushed the change into law in the first month. it wasn't clean and pretty. rahm emanuel is in the middle of it and it wasn't suitable for younger years either. but the whole stimulus debate is a case study in obama to the disillusionment of the left but prove
the was the essence of obama's case against hillary clinton, and was wrong. turnout was possible to make progress on the long-term problems even while washington remained distracted by the petty and the trivial. the proof would be in the recovery act and produce dramatic change in energy, health care, education and the squeeze on the family's the four pillars of the new foundation for growth without any working consensus for any pause in the scoring of political points. this is a book about...
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isn't the senator anymore, he is the president and it was worked to deal with tip o'neill and bill clinton on the welfare reform and president eisenhower and we have two words come presidential leadership on not just taxing rich people, we could tax all the rich people and cut their head off and it wouldn't help the fiscal cliff. we need to do prez both and i'm ready to work with him and so should a lot of other republicans and democrats. >> i think to get back -- i agree with everything largest said, but there's a tremendous duty. you've got a congress that has spent two years debating. we've written legislative language. i do want to hearken back to the fact that i offered back a bill that laid out all of these entitlement reforms that lamar supported but also revenues of almost a trillion dollars. i gave a copy of that bill to the white house -- >> right now to the u.s. senate. senators approved an extension of the foreign intelligence surveillance act, now considering amendments to a $60 billion hurricane ike sandy package. we expect a vote on two amendments to the hurricane relief bil
isn't the senator anymore, he is the president and it was worked to deal with tip o'neill and bill clinton on the welfare reform and president eisenhower and we have two words come presidential leadership on not just taxing rich people, we could tax all the rich people and cut their head off and it wouldn't help the fiscal cliff. we need to do prez both and i'm ready to work with him and so should a lot of other republicans and democrats. >> i think to get back -- i agree with everything...
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the foundation of the va that serves the veterans was established president clinton when he said in his inaugural address to care for those that borne the battle for his widows and orphans, and that is etched on to the cornerstone of the va today across the country. there are many challenges but speaking as a vietnam veteran who came home to nothing, there's absolutely nothing when i got home. if you're a veteran you couldn't even put on your resume that you are a veteran and served your country probably. i went to the university as i want to go to school and the priest of a catholic college came out and said are there any veterans in the class and i said yes and i raised my hand. if you're a veteran of the vietnam i want you out of the classroom. because it was unpopular to be a veteran, and some guys said did you get back from vietnam? yes. why don't you meet us tonight. 8:00 at night i went and there were 12 other vietnam vets and they sit here don't tell anyone you are a veteran because the bulls 1q. i needed to find work. i couldn't find a job. the only reason i found a job in my c
the foundation of the va that serves the veterans was established president clinton when he said in his inaugural address to care for those that borne the battle for his widows and orphans, and that is etched on to the cornerstone of the va today across the country. there are many challenges but speaking as a vietnam veteran who came home to nothing, there's absolutely nothing when i got home. if you're a veteran you couldn't even put on your resume that you are a veteran and served your...
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if we go back to the level of spending under bill clinton, the level of regulation under bill clinton, the pursued free trade agreement we had under bill clinton, i would be very happy with that but i think the democrats are concerned only with what the top marginal tax rate is even the raising of one address our fiscal problems. they don't want to do what we did on the skinny side and the regulatory side under bill clinton that's much more important it will get the economy moving. >> host: budgets it's a combination of the to, like what happened during the clinton years, less spending and then you do increase revenue? >> guest: i think the tax increase is relatively early in bill clinton's term had little to do with the increase the site. ataxia in 1997 when clinton cut the capital gains rate was likely the most important tax change went into clinton years because that led to the bull market in stocks and economic boom that created so much prosperity and so much wealth that allowed us to be in such a favorable fiscal position. it's not just about raising taxes. george h.w. bush and b
if we go back to the level of spending under bill clinton, the level of regulation under bill clinton, the pursued free trade agreement we had under bill clinton, i would be very happy with that but i think the democrats are concerned only with what the top marginal tax rate is even the raising of one address our fiscal problems. they don't want to do what we did on the skinny side and the regulatory side under bill clinton that's much more important it will get the economy moving. >>...